Cancer

Summary

Cancer is a zodiacal constellation^[1]. Cancer draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (zodiacal_constellation category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cancer's image is recorded as CancerCC.jpg^[3].
• Cancer's image is recorded as Cancer widefield 2025 02 08 123x240s bortle4 iso640.jpg^[4].
• Cancer's instance of is recorded as zodiacal constellation^[5].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Lynx^[6].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Gemini^[7].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Canis Minor^[8].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[9].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Leo^[10].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Leo Minor^[11].
• Karkinos is named after Cancer^[12].
• Cancer's GND ID is recorded as 4032906-9^[13].
• Cancer's locator map image is recorded as Cancer constellation map.svg^[14].
• Cancer's part of is recorded as Northern celestial hemisphere^[15].
• Cancer's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Cancer symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[16].
• Cancer's Commons category is recorded as Cancer (constellation)^[17].
• Cancer's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Krebs2.ogg^[18].
• Cancer's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 75090^[19].
• Cancer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0qck6^[20].
• Cancer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cancer (constellation)^[21].
• Cancer's notation is recorded as ♋^[22].
• Cancer's Commons gallery is recorded as Cancer (constellation)^[23].
• Cancer's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0020500^[24].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Cancer's part of is recorded as Northern celestial hemisphere^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Cancer's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+506'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Cancer's instance of is recorded as zodiacal constellation^[5].

History and Context

Karkinos is named after Cancer^[12].

Why It Matters

Cancer draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (zodiacal_constellation category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] Cancer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Cancer is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]